Very interesting times we live in at the moment. Over the last few months I have attended a lot of meetings with the ACE, Pension Companies, Insurance Companies and other construction companies. Almost everyone I have spoken to has complained about how volatile the trading environment has become, with the blame being laid at the volatility of UK politics at [...]
Many thanks to the ACE for recently organising the Future of Consultancy Conference. Well done to them for recognising that the Consultant Engineering sector is undergoing a time of radical change and mobilising resource to talk about how it and it’s members can rise to meet these challenges. We heard from a range of industry experts and clients, who gave [...]
Geo-Environmental has won it’s biggest project of the year so far with Thames Water. Ed Newman, our Head of Rail Road and Utilities, pictured below left undertaking the initial site walkover on the Thames Water site proposed the creation of a dedicated team in 2016 to provide better focus on these market sectors, in a well constructed plan that he [...]
On behalf of all of us who attended the Platipus training session on ground anchors recently, many thanks. The team found it a really instructive session and we hope to do a lot more work with Platipus in the future. It is also not every afternoon that we get to play in a sand pit, so thanks for that! [...]
Thanks to Sir Robert McAlpine for such an interesting talk on how the Company has developed and grown over the last few years in particular. Many of the values and aspirations that they have on quality, health and safety and sustainability (amongst others) we share as well, and the message I take from this is that we need to keep [...]
Having announced last week that, for the 3rd year in a row, we have been shortlisted for this year's Consultancy & Engineering Best UK Business Performance Award; we are now delighted to announce that we won! This was confirmed at the annual Consultancy & Engineering Awards black-tie Awards ceremony at the Royal Lancaster London last Thursday (June 6th). It is a [...]
"GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL: BEST IN GEOTECHNICAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES: Geo-Environmental Services' status as an innovator within the geotechnical industry has continued to impress the Corporate LiveWire judging panel, resulting in them winning the prestigeous award for the second year running" (Corporate LiveWire Magazine May 2019). The Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Awards 2019 celebrates the success and achievements of firms and individuals that have [...]
We are delighted that, for the 3rd year in a row, we have been shortlisted for this year's Consultancy & Engineering Best UK Business Performance Award. ? We take it as a sign that we must be doing something right! ? Congratulations to the other nominees in our category: Best UK Business Performance - small/medium sized organisation (10+ employees but [...]
Geo-Environmental as featured in the recent issue of BUILD Magazine - Q2 2019. "2019 is going to be an interesting year for everybody in the UK, there are reasons for anybody operating in the construction sector to be optimistic. The need for new housing is anticipated to remain strong and there are many planned improvements to key infrastructure in the [...]
The latest course in our planned training programme for our staff was mental health awareness training with the charity MIND. Unfortunately, the frequency of mental health issues is increasing within the construction industry. In fact, one study found that one in five construction workers struggle with mental health issues. As a result of this, the Company has placed great importance [...]
